sec.7Designation of area prone to bush fire

sec.7 Designation of area prone to bush fire

A local government, may in a local planning instrument, designate all or part of its area as a designated bush fire prone area for the BCA or the QDC. For each designated bush fire prone area, the provisions of the BCA or QDC that apply to the area apply to any building assessment work carried out within the area. The local government must, if it is practicable to do so, ensure the local government’s maps in its planning scheme show each designated bush fire prone area. If it is not practicable for the local government to comply with subsection (3) , the local government must— prepare maps that— show the designated bush fire prone areas; and state the date each area was designated as a bush fire prone area; and ensure the maps are updated from time to time to show each designated bush fire prone area. On the making of the designation, the provisions of the BCA or QDC that apply to a designated bushfire prone area apply for any building assessment work that relates to the area. (sec.7-ssec.1) A local government, may in a local planning instrument, designate all or part of its area as a designated bush fire prone area for the BCA or the QDC. (sec.7-ssec.2) For each designated bush fire prone area, the provisions of the BCA or QDC that apply to the area apply to any building assessment work carried out within the area. (sec.7-ssec.3) The local government must, if it is practicable to do so, ensure the local government’s maps in its planning scheme show each designated bush fire prone area. (sec.7-ssec.4) If it is not practicable for the local government to comply with subsection (3) , the local government must— prepare maps that— show the designated bush fire prone areas; and state the date each area was designated as a bush fire prone area; and ensure the maps are updated from time to time to show each designated bush fire prone area. (sec.7-ssec.5) On the making of the designation, the provisions of the BCA or QDC that apply to a designated bushfire prone area apply for any building assessment work that relates to the area.

• (a) prepare maps that— (i) show the designated bush fire prone areas; and (ii) state the date each area was designated as a bush fire prone area; and
• (i) show the designated bush fire prone areas; and
• (ii) state the date each area was designated as a bush fire prone area; and
• (b) ensure the maps are updated from time to time to show each designated bush fire prone area.
• (i) show the designated bush fire prone areas; and
• (ii) state the date each area was designated as a bush fire prone area; and